the civil war By susie_silvagi Jan 1, 1861 The war started https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War Jan 26, 1861 Southern slave states threatened to secede https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secession Mar 30, 1861 Lincoln was elected president https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln Oct 18, 1862 Emancipation Proclamation was issued https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation Jan 1, 1863 The Reconstruction Era started https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Era Apr 9, 1865 the Siege of Petersburg started https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Petersburg Apr 15, 1865 The civil war ended https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_war Jan 1, 1877 The Reconstruction Era ended https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconstruction_Era
